the entire business model is so hostile that any attempt to enforce it is met with an arms race of how to block more ads.
i do not blame the people blocking ads. i blame the false future of promise built on a flawed monetization schema that is destroying lives.
I drew something for my mate Nico a long while back! Forgot to post it on my other socials so here it is. XD
Kuro, the new Vtuber with VShojo, noted that part of what got him started with the company was Ironmouse and CEO Justin “Gunrun” Ignacio helping him with his tax issues. He mentioned considering doing his own thing, but reached out to associates for assistance when he was about $350,000 in debt due to taxes. Because of Ironmouse reaching out, that led to him eventually becoming the first male Vtuber with the company.
How can you possibly own THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND JESUS CHRIST DOLLARS in taxes!? How do you get that much debt is so little time (considering how young the average streamer is)? How don't you have a single adult in your life to tell you how things work!?!?!
THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND I'D KILL FOR THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND
I think I realized why I can't handle a lot of informative videos from youtube creators who cater to a younger demographic: they cut out all the dead air.
If someone is talking naturally, they have a ton of pauses. They'll stop between sentences to gather their thoughts, yield at commas to segue between clauses, and occasionally trip up and have to redo a sentence.
These pauses are, in part, a function of the interactivity of a lecture. They are very important when your goal is to convey information. Stopping between ideas gives your audience time to take notes and synthesize a little bit. The undergrad algorithms class I taught last year had over 300 students in each section. I had to sometimes wait ten to fifteen seconds after showing a new definition, explain it a few times in different ways, answer student questions, and then use it in an example before moving on.
